Thursday, January 28, 2010

What did you say?

I occasionally get comments from people who do not understand some of the terms and abbreviations I use. So I thought it might be a good idea to make a list of these terms so that curious readers can know who or what I am referring to.

BBroom Head –Regina Yip a local politicianBrylcream, Brylcreemers, Brylcreemites – The D.A.B. a Pro Beijing political party in Hong Kong, from a men’s hair care product from the 1940’s and 50’s that used the phrase: "A little DAB will do ya” as a slogan. Some of us can do without even a little dad of the DAB.BUHK or HKBU – Baptist University of Hong Kong, a second tier university in Hong Kong that was formerly run by the Baptist churches

CChristina Chan – Local activist, an idiot CUHK – Chinese University of Hong Kong the first rate university in Hong Kong

DD.A.B – The first three initials of the pro-Beijing HK political party. The whole name is: The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Advancement of Hong Kong through the Adoption of the Socialist Struggle for the Enlightenment of the Masses Pursuit of a Harmonious Society as Set Forth in Inerrant Laws Handed Down to Us Mere Mortals from our Gods of Political and Social Knowledge in Beijing.Dia Pai Dong – A street restaurant Dim Sum – various types of Chinese dumplings eaten for breakfastDisco Dungeon – A night club, generally in Wan ChaiDomestic Helper - A maid, Amah or Au Pair, generally from the Philippines, Indonesia or Thailand who work in Hong Kong. There are over 200,000 helpers in Hong Kong. Their duties often include child rearing since the parents here are more concerned about their careers than their children, cooking, and cleaning not to mention helping teenage boys in the homes where they work with homework from their sex education classes. Many times they also serve as the husband's low cost mistress though the frequency of this is unknown. They have better benefits, less opressive working hours, more days off and higer pay than many jobs than then locals can get.Doremon – A “cat like” Japanese cartoon character or John C. Tsang the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong Dust up – A fight

HHair Dye Brigade – An official from the mainlandHKHA – The public housing authorityHKU – The University of Hong Kong, a second rate high school with pretentionsHoity-Toit or Hoity-Toity – A snob or to engage in habitual snobberyHot&Tot – A drunkard, someone who is habitually debauched.

II-Ed or HKIE – The Institute of Education, a teacher’s college in Hong KongI-cable - An Internet provider in Honmg Kong, poor quality, bad service cheap price, better than PCCW

JJusco – Local Department store like Sears

KKMB – Kowloon Motor Bus, a mass transit bus company in Hong KongKCR - The above ground part of the MTR

LLegco – The city Council of Hong KongLong Hair – A Hong Kong politician, a Trotskyite

MMainland Boy – A person from the Non-SAR parts of the PRC, a derogatory termMaroon – A Moron, idiot, stupid or ignorant personMini-Bus- A 16 seat vehclle, part of the transportation system in Hong Kong that serves routes without enough people for the major bus companies to bother with. Often driven by maniacs who run red-lights speed and take courners on two wheels.Mrs. Captain Kangaroo – Diana Lin a reporter and producer for TVBMTR – The Mass Transit Railroad, the subway in Hong Kong

NNina Wong - Deceased golddigger who married a wealthy tycoon and had him murdered when he didn't die soon enough. She stole his fortune and then had it stolen from her heirs by a disreputable Fung Shui practicioner Tony ChanNurry Vitachi - Local columnist and writer

O Origami – the Japanese art of folding paper or the way the HK government can write a report of 1500 pages and say nothing understandable.

PPanda Eyes – Black circles or wrinkles under the eyesPack Away or Pack it Away – To eat PCCW - Pacific Century Cyber Works, the slowly failing company owned by the playboy son of Li Kai Shing. It provides Internet services and cable TV in Hong Kong as well as laundering money for various shady dealmaker typesPIAPS - A Pig in a Pant Suit - Hilary Clinton a US PoliticanPoky – Jail or PrisonProfessional Woman – A prostitutePunch lights out – to administer a beating

QQueenie – Celina Chow a Hong Kong Politician

RRunning Dog – Someone who is a mouthpiece for either the former colonial masters or the PRC

SSAR – Special Administrative Region, the designation for Hong Kong in the PRC because we are not part of a provinceSatan's Prom Queen - Audrey Eu a Hong Kong civil servantSCMP –The South China Morning Post, an unreliable, often biased source of news in Hong KongShenzhen - Suburb of Hong Kong up North. requries a visa to visti if you are a non-Chinese citizenShoe Polisher – Someone who sucks up to Beijing, DAB membersSkunk – A cat like animal in North America that is black with a white stripe down its back and can spray predators with a foul smelling musk. A middle-aged woman who hasn’t kept her hair dyed and has a white stripe down the part in her hair. Sogo – A Japanese Department store like Neiman Marcus

TTaiTai – A rich housewife, normally used in a derogatory mannerTeddy Girl - A young woman who has an overly well developed sense of fashionTHBT – The Human Bow Tie, Donald TsangThat Woman – Emily Lau, a local politicianThe Big Lychee – Hong Kong, a city in AsiaTOMboy – Tung Chee Wah the previous mayor of Hong KongTSB – The Stumble Bum, Chris Patten the former governor of Hong Kong.Tycoon – A property developer, a criminal, Li Kai ShingTVB – Television Broadcasting, another TV Station in Hong Kong

UUp North – The NonSAR parts of China

V, W, X

YYum Chai – literally to “drink tea” another term for eating dim sum

Until Next Time
Fai mao
The Blogger who should probably use fewer slang terms